Input validation error in CodeIgniter - CVE-2017-1000247
Published: November 17, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37896
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000247
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: CodeIgniter
Affected software:
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
British Columbia Institute of Technology CodeIgniter 3.1.3 is vulnerable to HTTP Header Injection in the set_status_header() common function under Apache resulting in HTTP Header Injection flaws.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1000247
Install update from vendor's website.